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Baseball

2011
Presents trivia and some of the records held in the sport of baseball, including the greatest baseball legend, the fastest pitcher, World Series records, the highest home run hitters, the largest ballparks, and the winningest team.

Tiny Broadwick

the first lady of parachuting
2001
Chronicles the life of Tiny Broadwick, the first women to parachute out of a plane.

True spirit

the true story of a 16-year old Australian who sailed solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world
2010
Jessica Watson spent 210 days at sea and traveled more than 22,000 nautical miles in a 33-foot boat, unassisted and solo, in her nonstop trip around the world. When the sixteen-year-old returned to Australia, where she still lives, on May 15, 2010, she became the youngest person to ever accomplish this feat. And she left behind forever the young girl she once was, afraid of everything with no self-confidence.

Tonight-- in this very ring!

a fan's history of professional wrestling
2003
Traces the history of the World Wrestling Federation from its early days in the 1980s to the Federation's reinvention in the late 1990s.

Record breakers

2007
Offers a brief overview of the aircraft used to make the very first, the fastest, the farthest, and the highest flights in world history.

The Guinness book of track & field athletics

facts & feats
1982
Lists notable achievements and introduces miscellaneous facts concerning track and field athletics.

Basketball's greatest players

1994
Explains how basketball awards are determined and highlights the achievements of award-winning players, such as the 1994 Maurice Podoloff Trophy winner, Hakeem Olajuwon.

Basketball's greatest players

1993
Explains how basketball awards are determined and highlights the achievements of award winning players, such as the 1993 Maurice Podoloff Trophy winner, Charles Barkley.

Chronicle of the Olympics

1998
A photographic chronicle of the Olympics, presenting highlights from each of the summer and winter games, from the first Olympiad in Athens in 1896 through the Atlanta games in 1996, with a look at what's in store for the 1998 Nagano event.

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